New York Times Op-Ed Calls Tim Scott ‘Token’

This is getting so old. The New York Times published an op-ed calling soon to be Senator Tim Scott a “token.” How disgusting.

WHEN Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina announced on Monday that she would name Representative Tim Scott to the Senate, it seemed like another milestone for African-Americans. Mr. Scott will complete the term of Senator Jim DeMint, who is leaving to run Heritage Foundation. He will be the first black senator from the South since Reconstruction; the first black Republican senator since 1979, when Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts retired; and, indeed, only the seventh African-American ever to serve in the chamber.

But this “first black” rhetoric tends to interpret African-American political successes — including that of President Obama — as part of a morality play that dramatizes “how far we have come.” It obscures the fact that modern black Republicans have been more tokens than signs of progress. ….

The trope of the black conservative has retained a man-bites-dog newsworthiness that is long past its shelf life. Clichés about fallen barriers are increasingly meaningless; symbols don’t make for coherent policies. Republicans will not gain significant black support unless they take policy positions that advance black interests. No number of Tim Scotts — or other cynical tokens — will change that.

What else would you call a minority elected almost exclusively by whites and who was selected by whites for a position for the sole reason that they are a minority, because that helps run counter to the established view of the GOP as racist?

If you deny that that’s the only reason then you haven’t paid any attention to conservative blogs which have made it extremely clear that’s exactly why they wanted him for the position.

So yeah selecting him was rank tokenism, that you can’t see that when it’s blatantly staring you in the face means you have a long ways to go in recovering to the point where you are ready for civilized society.

I pay plenty of attention to conservative blogs. The ones I read like Scott because he’s a conservative who shares our values and respects the constitution. Oh, and you’ve been banned, as you obviously aren’t ready for civilized society.